A subduction zone near Cascadia is unraveling piece by piece. The process offers a rare glimpse into how tectonic plates die and form new geological boundaries. With unprecedented clarity, researchers ...

The mountain range has been sitting under the ice sheet for eons following a massive tectonic plate clash.

The West Coast of North America is a geologically tumultuous zone where tectonic plates collide, subducting under and ...

Scientists say the slow-motion collision is already causing unexpected disruptions, with much bigger consequences looming.

Locals in coastal areas were ordered to evacuate immediately and see higher ground. Follow Newsweek for live updates.

Cratons are thick and relatively cold, making them very durable during earth’s history. Continents, and their craton cores, ...

In a groundbreaking study published in Science Advances (2025), scientists uncovered a fascinating and unusual process ...

China is moving ahead with plans to construct the world’s largest hydropower dam on the lower reaches of the Yarlung Tsangpo ...

Some fifty million years ago tectonic plates crashed and the Himalayas were pushed upwards. The seabed transformed into still ...

Emerging evidence suggests that plate tectonics, or the recycling of Earth's crust, may have begun much earlier than ...

When the tectonic subduction zone beneath the Pacific Northwest moves, it does so in dramatic fashion. Not only is ground ...